CVE-2026-22251 (GCVE-0-2026-22251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-12 17:55 – Updated: 2026-01-12 18:43
VLAI?
Title
wlc may leak API keys due to an insecure API key configuration
Summary
wlc is a Weblate command-line client using Weblate's REST API. Prior to 1.17.0, wlc supported providing unscoped API keys in the setting. This practice was discouraged for years, but the code was never removed. This might cause the API key to be leaked to different servers.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WeblateOrg wlc Affected: < 1.17.0
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